IT wiz from Sikkim presents mobile e-Governance solutions at World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly

GANGTOK, 26 Nov: Karma Bhutia, originally from Sang in East Sikkim, who has made a career in the Information Technology sector of which he has been a part of for close to two decades now, was in Dubai recently to unveil a mobile e-Governance solution pioneered by SourceN, a company he has co-founded and is managing partner of. SourceN is a global provider of online community-building and technology consulting services.
Mr. Bhutia presented “Citizen Initiative System”, a mobile e-Governance solution, at the second of the three events at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly on 22 November at the Dubai World Trade Center. WTSA is held every four years and defines the next period of study for International Telecom Union. The event draws on the findings of ITU Focus Group by discussing international standards to capture the best of innovations rooted in developing countries that positively impacts lives.
Malcolm Johnson, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, opened the event and four invited speakers, including Mr. Bhutia, shared their experience on ICT Innovations in emerging economies.
The Citizens Initiative System is a “participatory Mobile eGovernance solution” which allows Governments to empower citizens (using smart-phones) in identifying and reporting issues that require the government’s attention/ action. As Mr. Bhutia informs, the CIS is used for Public Health, Infrastructure, Public Works & Utilities, Public Safety & Emergency issues that needs Government action for resolution and features AR (augmented reality) that utilizes GPS/ GIS to spatially locate/ report issues
The benefits, as detailed by Mr. Bhutia are:
- Improves, facilitates & promotes interaction between Government & Citizen.
- CIS is available for anyone who has a smartphone
- No need for expensive hardware & software solutions
- Empowers Governments to have more eyes and ears on the field without incurring the expense.
- Encourages citizens to benefit by participating & facilitating government work
- CIS is a complete mobile eGovernance solution for Issue reporting, tracking & validation
- A mobile egovernance solution that is available 24/7/365 (Goverment never sleeps)
He was joined at the presentation by his co-founder and CTO at SourceN, Deepak Ramachandran.